Mazda 626 Complaints (1995)

488 consumer complaints on file.

#707706June 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE LIGHT FLASHING. TOOK TO DEALER AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. PAID FOR SWITCH ADJUSTMENT BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURED TWICE SINCE. ADVISED BY A NONE MAZADA TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS KNOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MAZDA REPAIR PEOPLE HAVE DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH. HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BUT TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WARNS THAT RPOBLEM WILL REOCCUR. CONCERNS EXPRESSED ABOUT POSSOBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838904June 4, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, VEHICLE HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. ALSO, DRIVER?S SHOULDER BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER PROPERLY.DRIVER HIT THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. *AK.*ET
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#838908June 4, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, DEPLOYED CAUSING A CHEMICAL TO FLOW OUT AND START A FIRE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707223June 4, 1999
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE HAD MAJOR WORK DONE ON THIS CAR BEFORE THE FOURTH YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, AND I FEEL I WAS GIVEN A LEMON. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ONE AGAIN! NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706510May 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THSI VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837051April 26, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705718April 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL AT APPROX. 60,000 MILES. PROBLEM WASN'T DIAGNOSED UNTIL ABOUT 85000 MILES. HAD TRANSMISSION OVERHAULED. NOW, 15000 MILES LATER, TRANSMISSION FAILING AGAIN. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF THIS MODEL CAR. MAZDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS THEY PUT IN THESE MODELS OF MAZDAS. CAR CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT STALLS OUT OFTEN AND HAS A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING GEARS WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705524April 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CAR WAS ONLY 9,000 MILES OVER DEALER WARRANTY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, BUT MAZDA WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS AND ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE 626 PROBLEM. ONE GUY GUESSED THE YEAR AND MODEL OF MAZDA OVER THE PHONE BEFORE I EVEN TOLD HIM. TO ME THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP OVER 5 WEEKS (IN THERE AS I WRITE THIS). MAZDA SHOULD HAVE TO ASSUME SOME OF THE RESPONSIBLITY. THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE MANUFACTURED BY FORD AND FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION THEY PUT IN THERE 94-95 CARS. PERHAPS THERE IS A CONNECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#782055April 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG WIRES FAILED DUE TO OIL SATURATION. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704854March 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WAS DRIVEN UNDERE NORMAL CONDITIONS, DOESN'T SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704703March 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRNASMISSION SHUTS UP/DOWN CONSISTENTLY OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING UP ON SLOPE, AND BANG AND BANG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704704March 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHUTS UP/DOWN CONSISTENTLY OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DRIVING UP ON A SLOPE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704706March 21, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER SAS REPROGRAM, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT UP/DOWN OUT OF CONTROL AT ANY SPEED WHEN DRIVING UP ON SLOPE, IT WAS OK BEFORE SAS REPROGRAM. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE REASON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835486March 5, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING ONTO AN EXIT RAMP & SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER'S AIR BAG IGNITED & THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE & WAS TOTALED. HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE 19 JAN 1999, REGARDING AIR BAG FIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703394February 17, 1999
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT HAS TOTALLY RECLINED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS SITTING IN IT AND I WAS DRIVING (ABOUT 50MPH). THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE BACK INJURIES, WOULD BE A PROBLEM IN A CRASH, AND I CANNOT PUT MY CHILD'S SAFETY SEAT IN THIS CAR UNTIL I PAY FOR A $377 PART (A NUT) TO GET IT FIXED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833665January 19, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SEALS ON ALL THE WINDOWS ARE COMING OFF, CAUSING LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833298January 11, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN, THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE ON ITS OWN ,AND SOMETIMES GEARS WON'T SHIFT AT ALL, CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE INTO DRIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#833178January 7, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE LOST POWER. ALSO, VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO PULL. THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING OFF AND ON AND THE CLUTCH IS BURNING OUT. THE VEHICLE NEEDS OVERHAULING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701971January 6, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT BARELY OVER 50,000 MILES.THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK, CONSIDERING THAT IT COULD GO OUT ON THE FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND SAME COMPLAINT,MAZDA KNOWS THERE IS A DEFECT, AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE DEFECT, OPTING TO WAIT UNTIL THE CUSTOMER IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MAKING THEM ABSORB A PORTION OF THE CHARGES.ALSO,I HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN MY CAR ONE WHERE I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE IN A STOPPED POSITION AND NEITHER AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#832541December 22, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN AT ANY SPEED THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND THE GEAR SHIFTS VERY HARD, THE VEHICLE JERKS/ SHAKES. ALSO, THERE IS SOME TYPE OF FUEL LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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